alien weapons equip?

[Colmaniac]

Hi, how do you equip researched alien weapons? Going by is this is the same as the original game, I researched pistols and rifles yet I cannot equip them nor are they showing up in my storage, over the last 4 ground battles, recovered more than 6 gun types and more than 20 ammo

[pipo.p]

Basically, you need but one single alien item to conduct research on it. Other items are to be sold, because they just aren't designed to be manned by humans. You can always say that they have recognition IA, etc. I see one exception, mostly used in emergency situation, when a soldier with a lot of time units would use an alien weapon to blast a heavily armored opponent at point blank.

Sold alien ware becomes indeed your major source of income the more you advance in the game.

Alien technologies, unraveled thanks to salvaged or recovered alien equipment, are only an entry point to develop new terrestrial technologies and new deadly weapons. The same goes with UFOs as regard to aircraft.

[Colmaniac]

Ok thanks for the info. I have researched starter alien weapons, pistol & rifle. I did manage to pick one up in game and use it. Though after recovering alien tec I have nothing in my stores to sell. Tbh it'd alittle disappointing after researching you can't use their weapons against them :(, not sure I'd there is a mod to be able to donthis, though haven't checked.

[Drunk Arsonist]

Cole you need to make human versions of the Alien weapons that you find in the field. You can pick up and use weapons when the aliens drop em, but you cannot just collect the ones in the field and use them again. As at the end of the match you will automatically sell any alien ones left over.